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Learn moreSoil Science Australia offers a range of training and accreditation programs designed to enhance your professional development and recognition in the field of soil science.
Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise or gain industry credentials, our programs provide the skills and knowledge to elevate your career.
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Learn moreThe Registered Soil Practitioner training and accreditation is designed for agronomists, soil extension officers, Smart Farms Small Grants projects, natural resource managers, grower groups and other soil professionals that undertake soil sampling and interpretation.
Training is delivered by Certified Professional Soil Scientists and accreditation allows you to demonstrate to customers you are a practitioner they can trust.
Land and natural resource managers can have confidence that a Registered Soil Practitioner has been trained to undertake soil sampling and interpretation in line with contemporary best practice that builds under a national training standard.
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Soil Science Australia’s Soil Management Training program is designed to enhance your understanding of soil science and improve soil management practices. The training combines four self-paced online modules with hands-on field training and assessment, offering a well-rounded educational experience.
Protecting the health and long-term resilience of Australian soils—the foundation of agricultural production—becomes more important each day with the increasing risk of climate change on
Soil Science Australia has recently been given the green light to develop an ‘Erosion and Sediment Control Certification Program’. The Australasian International Erosion Control Association
Soil Science Australia is the national soil science body under the National Soil Strategy and a not-for-profit professional incorporated association for soil scientists and people interested in the responsible management of Australia’s soil resources.
The development of the Registered Soil Practitioner training and accreditation has been funded by as part of the National Soil Strategy, Interim Action Plan: Enhancing Soil Education and Expertise. Learn more about the Enhancing Soil Education and Expertise program.
It builds on the work of the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils (Soil CRC).
This project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as part of the National Soil Strategy.
Soil Science Australia is the national soil science body and a not-for-profit professional incorporated association for soil scientists and people interested in the responsible management of Australia’s soil resources.
